Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David Xavier Cifu is an American physiatrist, researcher, and medical educator. He is the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the chairman and Herman J. Flax M.D. Professor of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, staff physiatrist at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, founding director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and senior TBI specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.

• Section 1 Evaluation1 The Physiatric History and Physical Examination2 Examination of the Pediatric Patient3 Rehabilitation of Swallowing Disorders4 Auditory, Vestibular, and Visual Impairments5 Psychological Assessment and Intervention in Rehabilitation6 Practical Aspects of Impairment Rating and Disability Determination7 Occupational Medicine and Vocational Rehabilitation8 Quality and Outcome Measures for Medical Rehabilitation9 Electrodiagnostic MedicineSection 2 Treatment Techniques and Special Equipment10 Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Restoration in Upper Limb Amputation11 Lower Limb Amputation and Gait12 Upper Limb Orthoses and Robotics13 Lower Limb Orthoses14 Spinal Orthoses15 Wheelchairs and Seating Systems16 Therapeutic Exercise17 Manipulation, Traction, and Massage18 Physical Agent Modalities19 Integrative Medicine in Rehabilitation20 Assistive Technology and Environmental Control DevicesSection 3 Common Clinical Problems21 Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction22 Neurogenic Bowel: Dysfunction and Rehabilitation23 Sexual Dysfunction and Disability24 Spasticity25 Prevention and Management of Pressure Injuries and Chronic Ulcers26 Vascular Diseases27 Burns28 Acute Medical Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Disease, Medical Frailty, and Renal Failure29 Chronic Medical Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Organ Transplantation, and Diabetes30 Cancer Rehabilitation31 Geriatrics32 Rehabilitation of Common Rheumatological DisordersSection 4 Issues in Specific Diagnoses33 Common Neck Problems34 Low Back Disorders35 Osteoporosis36 Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction37 Lower Limb Pain and Dysfunction38 Chronic Pain39 Pelvic Floor Disorders40 Sports Medicine and Adaptive Sports41 Motor Neuron Diseases42 Peripheral Nerve Disorders43 Myopathic Disorders44 Traumatic Brain Injury45 Stroke Rehabilitation46 Degenerative Movement Disorders of the Central Nervous System47 Multiple Sclerosis48 Cerebral Palsy49 Myelomeningocele and Other Spinal Dysraphisms50 Spinal Cord Injury